Attorneys dispute man's account in $100M halal pepperoni case

The legal battle is heating up in a $100-million pepperoni lawsuit, with one side threatening to seek sanctions and the other threatening to file more suits.

Michael Huget, an attorney for Little Caesars Pizza, said that an investigation showed the claims of a Dearborn man, who is suing the company for allegedly serving him pizza with pork pepperoni when he requested halal pies, are false.

Huget said when he shared that news Thursday with the man's attorney, Majed Moughni, Moughni said he would drop the case.

But after Moughni told the Free Press on Friday that he still plans to move forward, Huget released this statement: